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Slightly testy tone in that iD statement, isn't there?
by leoc 13y ago
Slightly testy tone in that iD statement, isn't there?
- untog 13y agoNot sure why anyone is downvoting you- this is the quote: "John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio,"" It does sound kind of testy/flippant to me. But it could be out of context.
- kleiba 13y agoThis is from his twitter: I wanted to remain a technical adviser for Id, but it just didn't work out. Probably for the best, as the divided focus was challenging. And then: If they don't want me to talk on stage at Quakecon next year, we'll just have to fill up the lobby like the old days. :-)
- justin66 13y agoI'm pretty sure they'd PAY him to talk at Quakecon. Although it's not a big money event, so they'd probably just ask really nicely. :)
- kazagistar 13y agoI am pretty sure there is 0 chance that I would pay attention to quakecon if not for Carmack's talks.
- charlieflowers 13y agoAmen. That is the biggest thing I'll miss as a result of him stepping down. They'd really be screwing up their conference by taking him off the docket.
- chops 13y agoI don't think it's flippant at all. It comes across as very succinct and matter-of-fact to me. His focus is elsewhere, so it's not a great fit for him to work there anymore, even if he is the founder.
- bowlofpetunias 13y agoCould also just be careless writing by someone not trained in the art of writing statements that will be dissected by the media and public. It doesn't read like a statement that has been carefully crafted by a team of copywriters, PR flaks and corporate lawyers.
- muglug 13y agoYup - I read it as something akin to "my husband, who has become interested in focusing on things other than his family, has separated from me... but his children are incredibly smart, and we'll do fine without him".
- eli 13y agoI think the author is perhaps just worried that the perception will be that there's something wrong with iD.
- CamperBob2 13y agoYeah, that's some real passive aggression there. If Willits ever gets tired of living in Texas, I'm sure he would be well received in Seattle.
- dxm 13y agoIt definitely doesn't sound like they're happy he's gone, it sounds as if bridges were burned and they're pissed.
- chris_mahan 13y agoThey probably did something to piss him off and he walked instead of bowing to their demands, and now they're screwed and it's starting to dawn on them. (Have we not seen this movie before? Have they not learned yet?)